Hi. I sing in the car. AND I'M PROUD OF IT!

So, as you might guess, I'm a singer. Maybe it's not that apparent, maybe you think the name of the blog (rockstar jennyroo, Rock n' Rule) was just a clever wannabe name since it seems everyone thinks that they're a rockstar these days. But I do sing, I like to sing rock, and I think I'm pretty ok at it (not to toot my own horn.)
One of the shitty things about being a singer is that there's nowhere really to practice in private. If I was a guitarist (which...damn I wish I was...but I can really only play chords and a few kewl riffs that make me sound like I can play better than I actually can) then I could just sit in a room and play away without anyone bothering me. It's way cooler to be sitting around playing guitar. It's sort of more accepted. If I want to practice singing, it's not like I can just go into a room and start singing out loud. It's embarrassing, and I'd probably look like a mental patient...or a douche. If there's no one home, then I'm worried my neighbours will hear me (although they can go suck dicks in hell, they're a totally different story--perhaps F.U.F. fodder). The only real place that I can sing without worry of someone hearing me is my car, so that's where I sing. I probably sing in my car every car trip, and I'm in my car for at least 2hrs a day. That's a lot of practice time, but it's also the only way I could practice a song 15 times in a row without driving anyone mental. The only thing that sucks about singing in the car is people catching you do it.
I admit...when I see someone singing in the car, I giggle. Why? Probably because I'm an asshole. It just looks funny, especially if they're into it and making facial expressions. I try and sing expressionless so that I don't look even more foolish, but I think that hurts more than helps me because then onstage I look like a fucking dead-behind-the-eyes robot, and having to worry about that on top of remembering lyrics and being nervous in the first place is just a shitty deal. ANYWHO. Another thing that sucks about singing in the car is that in the summer time I have to keep the windows up so that people don't hear me. Why do I care so much? I wish I didn't, but I do.
When someone catches me singing in my car, I don't stop or look embarrassed. There's the odd occasion where I'll pretend I'm yawning, but in all other cases I'll lock eyes with the person and keep on singing. It makes them feel more uncomfortable in the end...so it rules. :-D